Here's a kangaroo on a leash in Detroit. Nope, nothing odd about that.

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Kangaroos are typically found roaming Australia, where their biggest problems are the occasional boxing match, cars and angry farmers.

No wonder then that people were stunned to see the unusual marsupial on a leash, running a man down the street in the suburbs of Detroit.

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Footage of the bizarre sight was shared on Twitter Tuesday.

Authorities don't seem so impressed by the idea of a kangaroo hopping down an American street.

"It is not legal to own a kangaroo in the city of Detroit," Kelly McLaughlin, assistant director at the Detroit Animal Control Center, told MLive. Read more...

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